Musical instrument.



No. 740,485. PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903.

- J.H.TANN.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION PI LED JUNE 2. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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Patented. October e, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

7 JAMES H. TANN, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 740,485, dated October6, 1903.

Application filed Juno 2, 1902. Serial No. 109,907. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES H; TANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Musical Instruments; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to musical instruments, and comprises a stringedinstrument having a trumpet-shaped tube communicating with the body ofthe instrument, by which a purer, sweeter, and more powerful tone isobtained than that possessed by instruments of this characterconstructed in the usual manner.

Novel details in the construction and arrangement of the several partswill be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter and theappended claims when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation; and Fig. 2,a like view, partly in section.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the body of the instrumentis indicated at 4, having a sounding-post 5 and a soundhole 6, as usual.The body may be of any desired shape. The material used in itsconstruction is preferably cold-rolled steel. The top, bottom, and sidesare secured together by bolts 7. The neck is-indicated at 8, and thehead at 9. The strings 10 are supported by a tailpiece 11, secured tothe rear end of the body. A light steel strap 12 supports the neck 8. Tothe rear end of the body l and communicating with the interior 4 thereofa nipple 13 is secured. A trumpet-shaped tube 15 fits over the nippleand extends upward in a curve, the bell or mouth 16 opening toward thetop of the body. The instrument may be used with or without the trumpet.By removing the trumpet from the nipple the tone of the instrument isconsiderably changed. To sustain the tube 15 in position,

I employ a coiled spring 17, one end of which is secured thereto, theother end being socured to the tailpiece.

The instrument has six strings and is tuned and fingered as a guitar. Itis obvious, however, that it may be strung differently, and my inventionmay be used in connection with other stringed instruments, such as themandolin, bandurria, &c.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a stringed musical instrument, of a trumpetshaped tube JAMES H. TANN."

Witnesses:

L. 1-1. PIERCE, ONT LEWIS.

